Le 1s does it again! 55,000 units sold in 9 seconds during Flipkart flash sale

 

LeEco's Le 1s has been insanely popular and a hit both with the critics and the fans.

Confirming this, 55,000 units of Le 1s superphone were sold in just 9 seconds during its third flash sale on Flipkart Tuesday afternoon.

Sadly, there were about 3.7 lakh eager fans who could not hit the 'Buy Now' button in time during the 9 seconds on Flipkart; over 4.2 lakh had registered for the Le 1s silver variant flash sale.

It is interesting to note that, LeEco Le 1s has sold 2.2 lakh units within 31 seconds in the three flash sales, with registrations crossing 20.2 lakh.

During the first flash sale, Le 1s had sold 70,000 units in just 2 seconds and sold another whopping 95,000 units in 20 seconds during their second sale.

Priced at Rs 10,999, the Le 1s is a full-metal unibody and comes with a 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080) display at 403 ppi.

It is powered by a 2.2GHz Helio X10 Turbo octa-core processor with a PowerVR G6200 GPU along with 3GB RAM. It also comes with a 32 GB internal storage that can be expanded via a microSD card.

It has a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front-facing camera, is powered by a 3000mAh battery, and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Do you know Le 1s costs more than Rs 10,999? Know the real price here

 

Priced at just Rs 10,999 for features that are usually found in phones costing above Rs 25,000, Le 1s has become immensely popular since its arrival into the Indian smartphone market.

During the past three flash sales on Flipkart, 2.2 lakh units of Le 1s has been sold in just 31 seconds with registrations exceeding 20 lakh.

However, the interesting fact of the matter is that, the Le 1s costs more than what it has been priced at – Rs 10, 999.

It costs Rs 16,042.

Yes! That is right. The cost of the components used for making the phone is Rs 16,042, but the company is selling it at subsidised rates.

"We are working on whole Internet eco-system and not just devices. We will open the sale of Le 1s for Rs 10,999 on Flipkart from Tuesday onwards and customers purchasing it using Axis Bank card will get it for Rs 9,899,” Le Ecosystem Technology India Chief Operating Officer Atul Jain said prior to the first flash sale.

"We are selling this device without any margin to boost eco-system of our other offerings," he added.

Le 1s features a metal unibody with a 5.5 inch full high definition display, 64-bit octa-core processor, 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. It has 13-megapixel rear camera, and 5-megapixel wide angle selfie camera.

The phone has a 3,000 mAh battery with fast charging support, which means a 5 minute quick charge can sustain a 3.5 hour talk time.